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Singapore

• Co-leading analysis and stakeholder engagement to design a major family office's evidence-based philanthropic giving strategy for reducing agriculture, forestry, and other land use (AFOLU) sector emissions

• Oversaw in-depth comparative research on the cost-effectiveness of 42 potential interventions to address human trafficking and neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) such as noma and yaws
• Established the evidence base for a potential new nonprofit advocating for new taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages to alleviate non-communicable diseases like diabetes and coronary heart disease
• Oversaw analysis in Excel to shortlist 10 countries where policy advocacy would be most impactful

Shanghai, China

• Lead weekly personalized academic writing consultations for over 2000 undergraduate students; secured at least 5 students' entry to US graduate schools via personalized application consultations over 5 weeks
• Oversaw impact evaluation of 30 graduate school workshops across 5 years (averaging 20 participants each) via qualitative and quantitative analysis of post-program survey data in Excel
• Enhanced social impact measurement skills among 23 Chinese and international undergraduate UN… Show more
• Enhanced social impact measurement skills among 23 Chinese and international undergraduate UN Millenium Fellows through biweekly mentorship check-ins Show less

• Facilitated access to social enterprise scale-up funding by streamlining and updating a database of over 240 potential funding sources
• Established a knowledge base for marketing strategy course-corrections by summarizing 10 technical environmental impact reports on our eco-friendly stoves
• Analyzed two impact investment firms’ financing offers to advise the Managing Director on their suitability for Potential Energy’s impact scale-up

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

• Co-led synthesis of insights from 150 documents and 20 key informant interviews with executive-level stakeholders for a UN system-wide strategy evaluation
• Established a knowledge base of UN gender architecture by extracting and analyzing UNINFO data on 168 country teams in Excel
• Oversaw SWOT analysis of UN Women, UNDP, and UNICEF’s gender strategies by synthesizing key insights from 75 evaluation reports

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

• Worked to enhance mental well-being among 1600+ NYUAD students from 115+ countries by coordinating weekly peer counselling sessions and monthly check-ins with the Dean of Students' office
• Oversaw project management for 6 mental wellness events averaging over 70 participants

• Co-led analysis for the Alliance for Financial Inclusion's 5-year strategy midterm evaluation
• Sourced 12 viable development sector Requests for Proposals (RFPs); crafted 3 technical proposals

• Provide strategy guidance and direct support for Jeroo Billimoria's professional social media presence; conceptualized a detailed communications strategy to establish her thought leadership
• Developed project plans for communications materials for the 2022 Catalyst 2030 Awards

Netherlands

• Streamlined Catalyst 2030 Awards finalist selection from 200+ nominations by building an Excel directory and crafting summaries of nominees' systemic impact in supporting social entrepreneurs
• Drew in over 9500 registrations for Catalysing Change Week by structuring information on 130 sessions in an accessible handbook, and strategizing targeted outreach to key demographics
• Tripled website views to a peak of 50,000 daily by crafting communications material for key events such as the… Show more
• Tripled website views to a peak of 50,000 daily by crafting communications material for key events such as the Catalyst 2030 Awards and Catalysing Change Week on Canva and Issuu Show less

Singapore, Singapore

• Stimulated private sector-led social innovation among 160 Boehringer Ingelheim employees by utilizing information design skills to co-create content for 3 social impact workshops
• Co-led development of 8 capacity-building workshops on financial sustainability and impact measurement to accelerate 45 Southeast Asian early-stage women social entrepreneurs' operations scale-ups
• Compiled reports analyzing 2 Ashoka Fellow candidates' systemic impact on social issues

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Co-developed a new strategic vision for 2022-2024 to build the field of feedback and enhance systemic responsiveness to community needs in the philanthropy and nonprofit sector
• Secured over 100 foundations' responses to a survey on supporting grantees' listening practices by crafting a publicity toolkit used by 4 key partners in mass outreach to over 50,000 people
• Used R to undertake machine-assisted qualitative analysis of over 10,000 nonprofits’ open-ended descriptions of… Show more
• Used R to undertake machine-assisted qualitative analysis of over 10,000 nonprofits’ open-ended descriptions of community feedback shifting power dynamics in GuideStar's How We Listen Show less

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

• Assisted Assistant Professor of Economics Melanie Meng Xue with 2 research projects, on Chinese economic history and the gender dynamics of mental health in 19th century England
• Compiled 7 systematic reviews of existing research conducted in English and Chinese/Mandarin

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

• Gained over 700 new Instagram followers in 2020 (a 40% increase) by crafting compelling posts and human interest stories for the Office’s official social media channels over 8 months
• Oversaw the Global Goals x NYUADheart campaign featuring 12 NYUAD community members' SDG-related work, with an average reach of 1035 unique Instagram accounts per post
• Tracked and analyzed key engagement metrics using Google Sheets over 4 months for our Strategic Communications Report, evaluating our… Show more
• Tracked and analyzed key engagement metrics using Google Sheets over 4 months for our Strategic Communications Report, evaluating our impact to inform subsequent outreach efforts Show less

New York, New York, United States

• Evaluated top admissions consulting programs to inform a 501(c)(3) nonprofit's future programs, to support students in underrepresented low-income communities in going to college
• Updated the organizational grant database and wrote a full grant application
• Served as a front-end customer service representative for the for-profit SAT preparation division

New York, United States

• Crafted social media posts and blogs distilling insights from behavioral psychology and gender economics to explain diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging concepts for general audiences
• Served as a copywriter on targeted outreach initiatives and grew engagement on social media platforms, boosting its Instagram follower count by over 250% over three months
• Edited and proofread the genEquality Activity Book Vol.1, aimed at high school students

• Streamlined sentry duty scheduling in Excel, ensuring equity in allocating an average of 100 duty timings among 35 personnel monthly for 18 months on top of daily operational training
• Utilized interpersonal skills to liaise with commanders and enlistees under tight time pressures
• Received Trade Course Best Trainee and Best Soldier of the Month awards; promoted to Corporal First Class, the highest possible rank for my medical classification

Singapore

• Underwent in-depth pedagogical training at the Academy of Singapore Teachers
• Served as a History and English Teaching Assistant for 120 students at Bedok View Secondary School, planning and executing lessons under the supervision of full-time staff members
• Oversaw administration of the Service Learning Club at Bedok View Secondary School

Bachelor'S Degree, Social Research And Public Policy; Minors In Arabic And Public Health, Cumulative Gpa: 3.98 / 4.00

Activities and Societies: Resident Assistant, Writing Center Peer Tutor, Community Health Student Leader, Global Education Officer.

Coursework - Spring 2021, Intrl-Ga 1800 International Development, A

Received an ‘A’ in a graduate-level development studies course as an undergraduate; undertook quantitative research using R on language.

Hwa Chong Diploma With Distinction; Gce 'A' Levels (Singapore), Humanities Programme

Activities and Societies: Rotary International/Interact Club (International Understanding Director), St John Ambulance Brigade (Deputy.